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Notice of Meeting of Shareholders

Jan 18, 2018
by Brahm Ahmadi
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Notice of Meeting of Shareholders of People’s Community Market, Inc. January 22, 2018 To: Shareholders of People’s Community Market A meeting of the shareholders of People’s Community Market, Inc. (the “Corporation”) will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday…
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Building Permit & Construction Loan Approved

Dec 28, 2017
by Brahm Ahmadi
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As a new year approaches we’re happy to announce two big achievements our project has recently made. The first is that we received our building permit from the Oakland Planning and Building Dept. While this was a much more challenging and protracted process than we had anticipat…
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PCM & EBALDC awarded USDA grant to empower SNAP participants

Aug 23, 2017
by Brahm Ahmadi
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We’re excited to announce that, in partnership with the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), People’s Community Market (PCM) has been awarded a $76,697 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) progr…
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Oakland City Council Approves $2.8 million

Jul 25, 2017
by Brahm Ahmadi
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On July 11, 2017, the Community & Economic Development Committee of the Oakland City Council approved $2.8 million in financing for our project. This milestone, coming just a month after we secured approval from the Oakland Planning Department, gives our project even greater mome…
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We’ve Been Approved by the Oakland Planning Dept!

Jun 28, 2017
by Brahm Ahmadi
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We’re thrilled to announce that the City of Oakland Planning Department has approved our project. This is a major milestone for us and a particularly big deal because we encountered many roadblocks and delays during the 8 month process. We’re pleased to now have this appro…
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Announcing Our Interim Director of Store Operations

Jan 30, 2017
by Brahm Ahmadi
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We’re pleased to announce that Larry Ferguson has joined our leadership team as interim Director of Store Operations. Larry is an industry veteran with decades of experience as a manager and executive at a variety of food markets and supermarkets. He has opened dozens of new sto…
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Introducing our new nonprofit partner: Fresh Life Foundation

Dec 22, 2016
by Brahm Ahmadi
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If you have been following our “Grocery Store As….” blog series then you know that People’s Community Market (PCM) is being created as a social enterprise that will focus on making a positive social impact on the West Oakland community. Yet creating a small bus…
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Grocery Store as Personal Dignity

Nov 23, 2016
by Brahm Ahmadi
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Buying food can be empowering. But, when individuals lack privilege or choice, that same act can become a source of indignity. Like when someone at a checkout register has to ask the cashier to take items off the ring up – as everyone in line watches – until the total gets…
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Help Secure a $40,000 Match to Maximize our Mission

Nov 20, 2016
by Brahm Ahmadi
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An Oakland nonprofit and a local investor have pooled a $40,000 match if we raise $40,000 from supporters by Friday, December 2. This is the final end-of-the-year push to reach our $2M goal. This match will double every dollar invested in our project in the next 16 days. If you’…
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